Hadi recalled that he was assigned to help arrange Trong’s working visit to Indonesia in 2017 during his 2016-2020 term in Hanoi.
“I had the chance to meet him before the visit, and I was really impressed with the Vietnamese leader. He was very humble and friendly. He patiently and attentively listened to what I said,” recalled the diplomat.
This was the first visit of the head of the Communist Party of Vietnam and the first visit of a senior Vietnamese leader to Indonesia since the two countries established a strategic partnership framework in June 2013.
Hadi, who accompanied the Vietnamese leader during the visit, said Indonesian President Joko Widodo and Party leader Nguyen Phu Trong discussed specific and substantive issues to bring into full play the potential for cooperation between the two countries.
The official visit was an important milestone as it helped not only strengthen political trust but also open a period of more comprehensive and effective cooperation between Vietnam and Indonesia, he said.
Hearing about the news of the Vietnamese Party leader passing away, Hadi extended his deep condolences to the Party, State, government and people of Vietnam.
“When the visit took place, the two sides set a two-way trade turnover target of US$10 billion. Now, they are about to complete the US$15 billion target. Indeed, trade and investment ties are growing rapidly despite being affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
“At that time, there was only one direct flight of Vietnam Airlines from Ho Chi Minh City to Jakarta, but now there are many airlines operating direct flights between the two capitals of Hanoi and Jakarta, so the number Indonesian tourists to Vietnam is increasing. There have been many positive changes in bilateral relations since the visit of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong,” said the diplomat.
According to the diplomat, Vietnam is currently a large economy in the region, and its increasing role is closely associated with the outstanding contributions of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.
(VOVWORLD) – The Vietnam Ministry of Public Security hosted the 3rd Deputy Ministerial-Level Security Dialogue Conference between the Vietnam Ministry of Public Security and the Indonesian National Police on Monday morning (May 20). Deputy Minister of Public Security Lieutenant General Luong Tam Quang and Deputy Chief of the Indonesian National Police, Commissioner General Agus Andrianto co-chaired the dialogue.
In this dialogue, the two sides discussed the contents of cooperation on prevention, eradication of drug crimes, human trafficking, terrorism, cyber security, cooperation on education of Vietnamese officers participating in United Nations peacekeeping forces, and other issues of common interest.
Both sides emphasized that the dialogue aims to solve security challenges inside and outside the Southeast Asian region in general and in the two countries in particular. The results of the dialogue create motivation to further push the cooperation between the Ministry of Public Security of Vietnam and the Indonesian National Police to a new level.
Before the dialogue, Lieutenant General Luong Tam Quang, Deputy Minister of Public Security of Vietnam, received Deputy Chief of the Indonesian National Police, Police Commissioner General Agus Andrianto (Photo: Huong Tra/VOV)
(VOVWORLD) – On Monday afternoon (April 22), the Vietnam Journalists Association held talks in Hanoi with a delegation from the Indonesian Journalists Association in connection with their working visit to Vietnam from April 21 to 27, 2024 to strengthen close ties between press circles as well as cooperation and friendship between Vietnam and Indonesia.
Leading the talks, Nguyen Duc Loi, Deputy Chairman of the Vietnam Journalists Association, said that Vietnam and Indonesia are two important countries in ASEAN, among which the press plays a role as a bridge of information, promoting relations between the two countries, two nations. He also believes that the visit of the Indonesian Journalists Association this time is an opportunity for both parties to discuss solutions and ways to further strengthen the cooperative relations between the press of the two countries.
There are many Vietnamese-Indonesian news agencies that have established cooperative relationships, for example the Vietnam News Agency and Antara News Agency, between Radio Suara Vietnam (VOV) and Radio Republik Indonesia (RRI). Strengthening the provision of information by the press about the situation of the two countries will help the public understand more clearly about the two countries, through which it also strengthens the attention and understanding of each other between the public of the two countries.
Informing briefly across the Union, Mr. Nguyen Duc Loi said, Vietnam Journalists Union is the only social, political, vocational organization of Vietnamese journalists with more than 25,000 members. Currently in the field of foreign relations, the Association has relations with many press organizations and press associations not only in Southeast Asian countries but also in a number of countries in the world.
In the discussion, Mr. Sihono, Director of Pancasila Press of the Indonesian Journalists Association in the Yogyakarta region, head of the delegation of the Indonesian Journalists Association expressed his gratitude for the warm welcome from the Vietnam Journalists Association. After visiting the Vietnam Press Museum, he said he was very impressed with the history of the Vietnamese press and the scale of the museum:
In the working meeting, the Vietnam Journalists Association and the Indonesian Journalists Association have discussed very openly about many issues of common interest, including press freedom, various challenges and opportunities for the press in the digital media environment, the use of social media, the application of artificial intelligence in press and media activities. From there, effective experiences and solutions in the new context emerged, further strengthening mutual understanding, opening up opportunities for future cooperation.
At the end of the talks, the envoys put forward the same view that it is necessary to further strengthen the friendly relations and cooperation between the press of the two countries in the future. Among them, paying attention to continuing to further intensify the dispatch of press working groups to exchange vocations between the two journalist associations; creating conditions for the mass media and foreign news agencies of the two countries to publish news about the two countries.
During the state visit of Indonesian President Joko Widodo to Vietnam on January 12–13, 2024, Mr. Budiarsa Sastrawinata, Chairman of the Indonesia-Vietnam Friendship Association and Managing Director of Ciputra Group, accompanied him in meetings and business discussions. Ciputra Group has developed CIPUTRA HANOI International City, spanning 301 hectares and featuring residential buildings, schools, parks, a clubhouse, retail areas, a luxury hotel, and high-rise office buildings, all designed to enhance the quality of life for an anticipated population of 50,000 residents.
During the visit, President Widodo emphasized the strong economic and trade ties with Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh. Indonesia is now Vietnam’s third-largest trade partner, while Vietnam ranks as Indonesia’s fourth-largest partner in ASEAN. One of the visit’s key goals is to boost bilateral trade turnover to USD 15 billion in the near term and reach USD 18 billion by 2028. The high-level dialogue between the two leaders addressed business concerns, economic development policies, investment cooperation, and future trends.
Both leaders shared a vision of their nations achieving high-income status by 2045. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh welcomed Indonesian businesses to Vietnam, urging investments in emerging sectors. Vietnam committed to providing favorable conditions for stable, long-term business, with an emphasis on open policies, infrastructure improvements, and the protection of business rights.
(VOVWORLD) – On Wednesday afternoon (June 12), in Hanoi, Vietnam’s National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man received Deputy Chairman of the Indonesian Regional Representative Council (DPD RI), Mahyudin.
At the meeting, MN Chairman Tran Thanh Man emphasized that the friendly relations between Vietnam and Indonesia have continuously developed positively, Vietnam always appreciates and wants the Vietnam-Indonesia strategic partnership to be raised to a new level. MN Chairman Tran Thanh Man appreciated the cooperation, sharing of experiences, and the creation of a legal umbrella between the two legislative bodies of the two countries so far. In the multilateral framework, the two parties have always supported each other in international and regional inter-parliamentary forums.
MN Chairman Tran Thanh Man assessed that the scope of trade cooperation between the two countries is still large (Photo: VOV)
MN Chairman Tran Thanh Man assessed that the scope of trade cooperation between the two countries is still large and the target of bilateral trade value reaching 18 billion USD in 2028 can be exceeded if both parties actively implement coordination solutions and implement cooperation agreements in the field of fisheries, develop fisheries and fisheries cultivation sustainably, prevent illegal, unreported and irregular fishing (IUU). Regarding cooperation between the parliamentary bodies of the two countries, MN Chairman Tran Thanh Man asked both parties to strengthen the exchange of delegations, high-level contacts and various levels in the future; strengthen discussions, sharing experiences between the legislative bodies of the two countries, especially between parliamentary commissions, friendship groups of legislators, female legislators and young legislators.
Delegations of parliamentarians from the two countries (Photo: VOV)
On his part, Deputy Chairman of the DPD RI, Mahyudin emphasized that the DPD RI Indonesia wants to foster a cooperative relationship that leads to the future, sharing the experiences of the parliaments of the two countries. When agreeing with the opinion of MN Chairman Tran Thanh Man to realize the bilateral trade value reaching 18 billion USD in 2028, the Deputy Chairman of the DPD RI Indonesia also considered that this was a target that high-level leaders of the two countries wanted to achieve. Therefore, the two parties need to concretize all targets to increase competitiveness in the region, including the digital economy, green economy, renewable energy which are the needs of both countries, creating the best legal umbrella for business entities of the two countries to develop together.
Deputy Chairman of the DPD RI Mahyudin expressed his gratitude to the Chairman of the Vietnamese MN for his welcoming speech; respectfully conveyed greetings from the Chairman of the DPD RI and invited Chairman Mn Tran Thanh Man to make an official visit to Indonesia.
JAKARTA – National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vương Đình Huệ applauded the Indonesia – Việt Nam Friendship Association for its contribution to enhancing people-to-people exchange and promoting business, and investment cooperation between the two countries during his reception for the association’s President Budiarsa Sastrawinata in Jakarta on Saturday as part of his official visit to Indonesia.The Vietnamese NA Chairman highly appreciated his guest’s initiative in establishing the association, with core members being entrepreneurs running investment and business projects in Việt Nam.
Budiarsa Sastrawinata said that established in 2015, the association aims to consolidate and enhance the friendship between the two countries, including promoting people-to-people exchange and cooperation in various fields.
Thanking Huệ for his support to the enhancement of the two countries’ ties, Budiarsa Sastrawinata delivered proposals of his association’s members relating to production and business activities in Vietnam, including projects on green production, environmental protection, production of vaccines against poultry diseases, cooperation in oil and gas, pharmaceuticals, universities, and the opening of a photo exhibition in Hà Nội.
NA Chairman Huệ emphasised that Việt Nam and Indonesia boast the long-standing traditional friendship and Việt Nam wishes to promote relations with Indonesia across all channels of the Party, National Assembly, Government, and people-to-people exchange.
Huệ said he hopes the Indonesia – Việt Nam Friendship Association will have more and more members, while suggesting the association organise a people-to-people diplomacy event this year when the two countries celebrate the 10th anniversary of the establishment of their strategic partnership.
Also on Saturday morning, NA Chairman Vương Đình Huệ and a high-ranking delegation of the Vietnamese National Assembly laid a wreath at the Indonesian National Heroes Monument in Kalibata Cemetery, southern Jakarta. VNS
National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue arrived in Jakarta on August 4 morning, beginning his official visit to Indonesia where he will also attend the 44th General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA-44).
National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue arrived in Jakarta on August 4 morning, beginning his official visit to Indonesia where he will also attend the 44th General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA-44).
Hue’s trip is made at an invitation of Speaker of the Indonesian House of Representatives and AIPA President Puan Maharani.
This is the first by Hue as Chairman of the NA and also the first by a top legislator of Vietnam to Indonesia after 13 years, following the one by NA Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong in 2010. It takes place in the context that the two countries are celebrating the 10th anniversary of their strategic partnership.
It also aims to continue implementing the 13th National Party Congress’s foreign policy, actively consolidate and expand the political relationship between the two countries, and promote bilateral effective and practical cooperation in all fields, and via the Party, National Assembly, Government and people’s diplomacy channels, thus contributing to enhancing political trust.
National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue is welcomed at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport__Photo: VNA
The visit’s message affirms the priority Vietnam gives to developing and promoting friendship and multi-faceted collaboration with traditional friends in the region, in order to open up new opportunities in the field of economy and trade, and create a new impetus to strengthen the bilateral strategic partnership in a more extensive and effective manner.
During his trip, Hue is scheduled to hold talks and meetings with Indonesian high-ranking leaders and attend a number of other important events.
The top legislator’s participation at the AIPA-44 in Indonesia shows Vietnam’s commitment to acting as an active, proactive and responsible member of the AIPA for the development of parliamentary diplomacy, as well as interest of all people in ASEAN.- (VNA/VLLF)
Sunday, March 26, 2023, the Final Round of five competition contents of Ciputra Hanoi – Yonex Sunrise International Badminton Championship took place at Tay Ho District Sports Center, Hanoi with a total prize money of 15,000 USD was given to the 2023 season.
At this 12th championship, Vietnam won a great victory, as expected by experts, with outstanding achievements such as: Nguyen Thuy Linh – Women’s singles champion (noted that this is the highest achievement in the history of this International Championship of the Vietnamese team); Le Duc Phat – Men’s Singles Second Prize. This year’s tournament was very exciting and dramatic, especially in the Semi-finals when two excellent players from the Vietnamese team went on to the Finals.
(VOVWORLD) – On Tuesday morning (January 17), at the Voice of Vietnam (VOV) office in Hanoi, Tran Minh Hung, Deputy Director General of Voice of Vietnam and Chairman of the Vietnam-Indonesia Friendship Association (VIFA), received Budiarsa Sastrawinata, Chairman of the Indonesia-Vietnam Friendship Association (IVFA) who was visiting Vietnam.
At the meeting, Chairman Tran Minh Hung said that currently in addition to the Vietnam-Indonesia Friendship Association at the central level, there are also several associations at the regional level. There are 4 provinces in Vietnam that have signed the MoU and tied the bonds of brotherhood with 4 provinces in Indonesia. Tran Minh Hung, Deputy Director General of Radio Suara Vietnam, Chairman of the Vietnam-Indonesia Friendship Association emphasized:
“In 2023, we aim to further promote cooperation between regions in both countries. After the 2023 Chinese New Year, we will conduct working visits to several Vietnamese provinces that cooperate with Indonesia to establish regional branch associations and promote bilateral cooperation. It is planned that in mid-2023, we will coordinate with the Indonesian Embassy in Vietnam to hold a workshop to strengthen economic, cultural, and tourism cooperation between the two countries.”
On his part, IVFA Chairman Budiarsa Sastrawinata wants the two countries to encourage economic cooperation; asking the two parties to strengthen cooperation in the fields of culture, sports, and tourism.
The two parties agreed to coordinate to realize the target agreed by the leaders of the two countries, namely to immediately bring the bilateral trade value to 15 billion USD and higher by 2028.
The foreign ministers of Việt Nam and Indonesia on Wednesday signed the Minutes of Agreement of the 4th meeting of the Joint Committee for Bilateral Cooperation and agreed that the 5th meeting will be held in Việt Nam in 2024 or 2025. — Photo from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
JAKARTA — Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bùi Thanh Sơn and Indonesian counterpart Retno Marsudi on Wednesday co-chaired the fourth meeting of the Joint Committee on Bilateral Cooperation held in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Welcoming Sơn to the country, the Indonesian foreign minister said the visit is significant especially as the two countries have reopened following COVID-19 restrictions, which provides an opportunity to exchange measures to promote cooperation in all fields, jointly recover and promote socio-economic growth, for the benefit and interests of the two peoples, towards the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the Việt Nam-Indonesia Strategic Partnership (2013-23).
Foreign minister Sơn said the holding of the bilateral cooperation meeting serves as a strong indication for the two sides to advance ties.
Sơn congratulated Indonesia for its achievements in pandemic containment and socio-economic development and expressed confidence that the country will succeed in its role as President of G20.
He also pledged Việt Nam’s support for Indonesia when it holds the Chairmanship of ASEAN in 2023.
The two sides agreed on the assessment that the relationship between Việt Nam and Indonesia is deepening effectively, especially since the establishment of the strategic partnership in 2013. Despite COVID-19 impacts, the two sides flexibly maintained high-level contacts and exchanges, both face-to-face and online, contributing to increasing trust and political ties.
Economic and trade cooperation has grown tremendously, with two-way trade in 2021 reaching US$11.5 billion, up 40 per cent compared to 2020 and exceeding the target of $10 billion set by the two sides in the action programme to implement the strategic partnership for the period of 2019-23. In the first six months of 2022, bilateral trade reached $6.9 billion, up 24 per cent over the same period in 2021.
Security-defence cooperation is also a highlight in bilateral ties. The Joint Vision Statement on Defence Cooperation for the period 2017-22 has been well implemented and cooperation mechanisms between the two defence ministries are regularly maintained, and the two sides also pledged to further cooperate in information sharing and coordinate in the fight against transnational crimes such as terrorism, drugs, illegal wildlife trade and transportation, and high-tech crimes.
Cooperation in other important fields such as agriculture, fisheries, energy, aviation, culture, education training and tourism are given due attention, contributing to deepening friendly relations and cooperation between Việt Nam and Indonesia.
In order to promote comprehensive cooperation in the future, the two sides agreed to continue to coordinate to strengthen exchanges and contacts at all levels; maintain the effectiveness of existing cooperation mechanisms; encourage the resumption of art troupes and people-to-people exchanges, especially in 2023 when the two countries celebrate the 10th anniversary of the establishment of a strategic partnership.
To realise the goal of two-way trade reaching $15 billion in 2028, an agreement was reached to soon organise the 8th meeting of the Joint Committee on Trade and Science and Technology, create favourable conditions for enterprises of the two countries to do business, conduct import and export activities; seek opportunities to expand and diversify investment, especially in potential fields such as fisheries, infrastructure construction, renewable energy, and digital transformation.
Minister Sơn said that they need to work together to handle the risk of a global food crisis, and suggested that Indonesia limit the application of trade remedies to Vietnamese exports; soon sign a memorandum of understanding on bilateral trade cooperation in the field of rice for the next four years; at the same time providing technical support for and facilitating the imports of Halal products of Vietnamese origin into Indonesia.
The two ministers also agreed to encourage airlines to increase flight frequency and consider opening new routes connecting tourist destinations between the two countries, advance cooperation to enhance understanding, cultural exchange, trade and tourism between the two countries’ localities, especially sister localities, along with student exchange.
Discussing regional and international issues of mutual concern, the diplomats highly appreciated the coordination at multilateral organisations and forums, contributing to strengthening solidarity and the central role of ASEAN, the maintenance of peace, stability, cooperation, and development in the region as well as in the world.
They agreed to continue boosting coordination and mutual support within the framework of ASEAN, the United Nations and other regional and international mechanisms.
Việt Nam and Indonesia also reaffirmed their support for the upholding of ASEAN’s unity and agreed-upon principles in the South China Sea issue, in accordance with international law and the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). — VNS
